Melvin bancroft



(No Model.)

M. BANCROFT.

TYPE WRTER CABINET.

No. 505,586. Patented Sept. 26, 1893.

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MELVIN BANCROFT, OF W'HITESBOROUGH, NEW YORK, ASSIGN OR TO THE QUIGLEYFURNITURE COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

TYPE-WRITER CABIN ET.v

SPECIFICATION forming part of LettershPatent No. 505,586, datedSeptember 26, 1893. l

Application filed May 19, 1893. Serial No. 474,739. (No model.)

.To all whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, MELvIN BANCROFT, of Whitesborough, in the county ofOneida and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Type-Vriter Cabinets; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form part of thisspecification.

My present invention relates to an improvement in typewriterv cabinets.

In the drawings which accompany and form a part of this specificationand in which similar figures of reference refer to corresponding partsin the several views, Figure 1 shows a front view of the cabinet inclosed position. Fig. 2 shows a section through the well with thecabinetin closed position. Fig. 3 shows the same section with thecabinet in partially open position. Fig. 4 shows it in the openposition. Fig. 5 shows details relating to the cover.

Referring more particularly to the reference numerals marked on thedrawings in a more specific description of the device, 1 and 2 indicatethe side walls of the well 3, and the cabinet may be provided with asuitable set of drawers or other desk devices on one or both sides ofthe well. The well and cabinet are provided with a rear wall 4 and eXtending across the front of the well is provided a platform support 5.The open top of the well is closed by a cover 6 provided with a verticalend piece 7 rigidly secured to the cover and adapted to close the spacebetween the upper surface of the well and the support 5 when in closedposition. The cover is supported inclosed position and also in theopening and closing movement by a pulley 8 and Vthe pulley mountingpiece 9 secured on the wall of the well. On the rear end of the cover isprovided a counter-weight 10 and the rear end of the cover is connectedby a flexible connection l1 passing about the pulley 8 with the innerend of the platform 12.

The platform is provided on its inner end with a piece of vertical wall13 adapted to' close, in connection with the cover, the top of the deskwhen the cabinet is in open position. The outer end of the platform 12rests on the platform support 5 and is connected with the cabinet by abrace 14 pivoted to the cabinet below the bearing 5 and to the platform.

For holding the cover and directing the movement of its outer end, Iprovide a brace 15 hinged to the wall of the cabinet at 16 just belowthe line of the cover and in such a position that the cover will rest onthe end of the arm wlien in closed position and it will act as a middlesupport therefor. The outer end of the arm or lever 15 is pivoted to thepart 7 of the cover at 17 in a recess 18 in the edge of the piece 7 topermit the swinging movement of the lever with reference to the cover.The cover is guided to and held in its open position by a roller 2Oprojecting from one of the Walls of the well. The roller and pivotal arm15 operating together hold the cover in steady position in the rear ofthe well.

The operation of the device is too obvious to Warrant description. Itmay, however, be remarked that as the cover is opened the typewriter andplatform are brought into operative position and as the cover is closedthe typewriter platform automatically assumes its closed or foldedposition. It is preferable to operaterthe device entirely from thecover. It will also be noted that in open position the rear wall of thetypewriter platform engages with the front wall 7 on the cover and inconnection with the typewriter platform entirely closes the `top of thewell. The counterweight 10 on the rear end of the platform is providedfor the purpose of equalizing the Weight as between the cover andtypewriter platform and typewriter mounted thereon so that very slighteffort is required to open or close the cabinet; and;r in open position,the counter-weight inconnection with the weight of the cover supportsthe inner end of the platform. .A

What I claim as new,`and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a typewriter cabinet, a well, a platform support in the front ofthe well, a platform sliding and tilting over the support, a bracepivoted` below thetsupport to the cab- IOO inet and to the platform, aswinging and sliding cover adapted to close the top of the well, apulley secured in the top of the well and by which the cover issupported in closed position and over which it is moved in opening andclosing, a ieXible connection between the inner end of the platform andthe rear end of the cover also passing over the pulley,

and an arm pivoted to the cabinet, substan tially midway between frontand rear and to the forward end of the cover, combined substantially asset forth.

2. In a typewriter cabinet having a well, a platform support spanningthe front of the well, a movable platform sliding and tilting over thesupport, a brace pivoted to the cabinet below the support and to thetypewriter platform, a vertical end wall on the inner end of theplatform, a cover adapted to close the top of the well having a rigidsection of front secured on the front end of the cover, a pulley securedin the well at its top in position to act as a support for the cover inclosed position, a swinging arm pivoted to the cabinet substantiallymidway between the front and rear of the opening at the top of the welland to the projecting front wall on the front of the cover, and aflexible connection passing over the pulley and connecting the rear endof the cover with the inner end of the platform, combined substantiallyas set forth.

3. In a typewriter cabinet having a well, the combination of theplatform support in the front of the well, a platform adapted to slideand tilt over the support, a brace pivoted below the support at one endand to the platform at the other end, an end wall 13 on the inner end ofthe platform, acover adapted to close the opening in the top of the welland provided with a rigid angular portion on the front of wall 7, an arm15 pivoted to the part 7 and to the cabinet at a point substantially`midway between front and rear of the opening in the top of thecabinet,a pulley hanger secured in the top of the well and adapted toact as a support for .the cover in closed position, a pulley7 in thehanger a flexible connection connecting the inner end of the platformwith the rear end of the cover and passing over the pulley, and a guideand holding roller adapted to guide the cover into its open position,substantially as set forth.

In witness whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

MELVIN BANCROFT. p Witnesses:

GEO. E. THOMAS, CHAS. E. WHiTcHER.

